mesamune@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 months agoHow to opt out of the privacy nightmare that comes with new Hondassherwood.newsexternal-linkmessage-square34fedilinkarrow-up1353arrow-down17
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minus-squarenjm1314@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up24arrow-down4·7 months agoAre any of you even able to afford new cars? Who the hell’s buying this shit? I probably won’t have a new car ever.
minus-squareTelodzrum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·7 months agoTotal new vehicle sales has remained roughly static for a little less than two decades. So yes, people can afford new cars.
minus-squarekautau@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·7 months agoFor most, they can afford to finance them, but the rates aren’t looking too good lately https://www.statista.com/statistics/290673/auto-loan-rates-usa/
minus-squareTelodzrum@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoWell yeah, they follow the prime rate.
minus-squareslurpinderpin@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down2·7 months agoYeah rates alone have made financing a new car pretty stupid. Save as much cash as possible and spend within your means
minus-squarehark@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 months agoIt made sense to me when I could take advantage of a tax credit for EVs in 2017. Now that car companies/dealerships simply jack up prices to eat that discount, it doesn’t make sense even in that case.
minus-squaremarx2k@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down2·7 months agoPeople are buying new cars. I’m guessing it’s mostly leasing.
Are any of you even able to afford new cars? Who the hell’s buying this shit? I probably won’t have a new car ever.
Total new vehicle sales has remained roughly static for a little less than two decades. So yes, people can afford new cars.
For most, they can afford to finance them, but the rates aren’t looking too good lately
https://www.statista.com/statistics/290673/auto-loan-rates-usa/
Well yeah, they follow the prime rate.
Yeah rates alone have made financing a new car pretty stupid. Save as much cash as possible and spend within your means
Yes
It made sense to me when I could take advantage of a tax credit for EVs in 2017. Now that car companies/dealerships simply jack up prices to eat that discount, it doesn’t make sense even in that case.
People are buying new cars. I’m guessing it’s mostly leasing.